Nov 9, 2021 11:07 AM
SFJAZZ Collective’s New Lineup, Paradigm
For the second time in three years, the all-star SFJAZZ Collective is shifting its paradigm.
Since its founding in…
The new SFJAZZ Collective lineup, from left: Edward Simon, Etienne Charles, David Sánchez, Gretchen Parlato, Chris Potter (musical director), Kendrick Scott, Matt Brewer, Warren Wolf and Martin Luther McCoy.
Nov 9, 2021 11:07 AM
For the second time in three years, the all-star SFJAZZ Collective is shifting its paradigm.
Since its founding in…
Melanie Charles brings the value, art and love of Black women to the forefront.
Nov 9, 2021 10:59 AM
As a singer, flutist, beat-maker, remixer and conceptualist, Melanie Charles saturates Ya’ll Don’t (Really) Care…
Cellist Hank Roberts has returned to New York to embark on projects with old friends.
Nov 9, 2021 10:56 AM
At the cusp of the 1970s, when Hank Roberts was a high school student in Terre Haute, Indiana, he aspired to be a jazz…
Martino dazzled as a player and demonstrated amazing resilience in overcoming life’s challenges.
Nov 2, 2021 12:45 PM
Jazz guitarist Pat Martino passed away Nov. 1 at age 77 following a long illness.
Known for his incredible guitar…
Esperanza Spalding performing with the San Francisco Symphony.
Nov 2, 2021 12:40 PM
San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall is located across the street from the War Memorial Opera House and a block…
Benito Gonzalez
Nov 2, 2021 12:35 PM
With a myriad of perspectives to draw on as a Venezuelan-born, New York-based jazz pianist, Benito Gonzalez considers…
Judy Wexler
Nov 2, 2021 12:30 PM
Inspiration can come from unlikely sources. When COVID forced the shutdown of live performances, Judy Wexler decided to…
Charles Lloyd leads his quartet at the Lobero Theater. From left, Gerald Clayton, Lloyd, Reuben Rogers and Justin Brown.
Oct 26, 2021 12:08 PM
Charles Lloyd belongs to an ever-narrowing elite club of influential jazz veterans who have managed to carry their…
Wayne Shorter, Kris Davis and Danilo Peréz
Oct 26, 2021 12:06 PM
Saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Kris Davis and pianist Danilo Peréz have each received the 2021 Doris Duke Artist…
Craig Taborn, sound surfer
Oct 26, 2021 12:04 PM
The concept is simple, yet a little crazy … as in, fun.
Keyboardist and composer Craig Taborn has created a new…
